There are 4 ways to get from Colombo to Kilimanjaro by plane, taxi, shuttle, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)plane CMB - JRO
- Take the taxi from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Kilimanjarotaxi
17h 10m$389–1,074Fly to Nairobi, shuttle, taxi
cheapest- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Nairobi (NBO)plane CMB - NBO
- Take a shuttle bus from Nairobi JKIA to Moshi
- Take the taxi from Moshi to Kilimanjarotaxi
21h 55m$329–526Fly to Arusha, taxi
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Arusha (ARK)plane CMB - ARK
- Take the taxi from Arusha-Airport-ARK to Kilimanjarotaxi
17h 41m$374–989Fly to Amboseli Airport, drive
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Amboseli Airport (ASV)plane CMB - ASV
- Drive from Amboseli Airport (ASV) to Kilimanjarocar
32h 39m$847–2,261
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Kilimanjaro is to fly and shuttle and taxi which costs $320 - $550 and takes 21h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Kilimanjaro is to fly and taxi which takes 17h 10m and costs $380 - $1,100.
The distance between Colombo and Kilimanjaro is 5020 km.
It takes approximately 17h 10m to get from Colombo to Kilimanjaro, including transfers.
Kilimanjaro is 2h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 12:18 PM in Colombo and 9:48 AM in Kilimanjaro.
There are 13+ hotels available in Kilimanjaro.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Kilimanjaro, Tanzania?
There is no direct connection from Colombo to Kilimanjaro. However, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), then take the taxi to Kilimanjaro. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Nairobi (NBO), walk to Nairobi JKIA, take the shuttle to Moshi, then take the taxi to Kilimanjaro.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Nairobi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Amboseli Airport via Dubai, Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Amboseli Airport via Madras, Addis Ababa, Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Amboseli Airport via Mahe Island, Nairobi, Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Amboseli Airport via Mahe Island, Nairobi, Malindi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Nairobi via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–850
- Website
- auricair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Arusha via Muscat, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $370–900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Arusha via Dubai, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Arusha via Abu Dhabi, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Arusha via Muscat, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $370–900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Arusha via Abu Dhabi, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Arusha via Dubai, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Arusha via Mumbai, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Arusha via Dubai, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Nairobi via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Arusha via Dubai, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Arusha via Doha, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Mumbai, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Bengaluru, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Nairobi via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–350
- Website
- salamair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Nairobi via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $300–800
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Nairobi via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
- Website
- precisionairtz.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Arusha via Dubai, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
- Phone
- +254722328595
- Website
- riverside-shuttle.com
Shuttle from Nairobi JKIA to Moshi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Schedules at
- riverside-shuttle.com
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Estimated price
- $18–55
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